Insecticide.



InsEo'r-IomE.

e No. 920,598.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BnLoiv intestine-cotton plants, and its objectis-toproiide a liquid insecticide which may be sprayed or otherwise appliedto the plants,

which may be produced and sold at :1V low cost. and which is highlyetlicient for its intended purpose.

In carryingmy employ a composition of the following ingredients, to Wit;paris green one part; sugar,

two parts, bicarbonate of soda, one quarterpart; strychnia, tour grainsto each ounce of paris green; starch, one part; and Water, thirty-twoparts. Each part may consist of 7 an ounce, dry n1easure. The solidparticles,

are dissolved in the'water, the sugar making the resultant conipos1tionsufiici'cntly sweet to attractthe insects-and cause them to come out ofthe boll and eat the coating of the composition on the surface of theboll and adjacent portions of the plant, While the XY. Mimsron, lcitizen of the-United States, residing at- Shreyeport, in the parish ofCaddo and State of Louisiana, have invented new and invention intopractice, I

UNITE; STATESPATENT caries.

BULOW W. MARSTON, OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

Specification of Letters Patent; f -Patented Me'iy 4, 1909,Application-filed March 12,'1909. Serial No; 483,064.,

' bicarbonate of sodapromotes the solubility of the "paris green in thewater, "and the starch in connection With the sugar keeps the insolublematter in suspensionand forms a coat1ng on the plant When the Waterevaporates which prevents to a high degree the washing vofiofthelsubstance from off the'plant by rainsf-k.

An insecticide of this composition may be produced and sold at a low hasbeen found highly eliective for its stated purpose. i i

lHavingthus fully described the invention,

what is claimed as new, is

1.-- An'insectici de consisting of paris green, stryclrnia, sugar,starch, bicarbonate of soda, 'and Water.

"2; An insectlcideconsisting of paris green,

l part,1stryclniia, i grains to each part of paris green, sugar Z-parts,starch 1 'part'. bicarbonate of soda, part, andi'vater, 32 parts. i

j In testimony whereof I 'affirt my signature in presence of twoWitnesses;

. e. BULOW W, MARSTON. it-messes:

KATHRIN GILLETTE, REBECCA KAPP.

